Calendar

Attendance at Pre-Sessions, Orientations, Retreats, Experience Volunteer and Spiritual Exploration Days is mandatory. Please get all these dates on your personal calendar! You are only allowed to miss one (1) of the above for any unexcused absence. 

Let your Coordinator/SLA know if something will prevent you from participating in a scheduled event. Your Coordinator might suggest alternative ways for you to engage with the day’s content. However, your absence will always have an impact on the experience of community that day. 

You Need to Be There

Pre Sessions: 5 2hr sessions beginning April 13 2025. The group will decide after the April 13 what day and time to meet weekly based on calendars.

Getting Started

Its Orientation Week! you’ll have opportunities to meet with local Friends and learn about your neighborhood and city. You’ll also receive a feedback form from the Director of Program, asking about the relationships you’re developing. Your feedback is always welcome!

Week 1

  • Please let you coordinator know if you must arrive early for Summer Lab.

  • Move in Day! 

    Plan to arrive at QVS between 12:00-4:00pm. You will have a full refrigerator when you arrive.

    The SSC will deliver dinner. After dinner, there will be an Opening Program Session in the evening.

    You will receive a $200 stipend.

  • Local Orientation day 1

    We’ll go over basic information for the House and living in Philadelphia. We’ll also review expectations and basic information for the Summer Lab program.

    We’ll practice House worship (with facilitation support).

    We’ll have dinner outside.

  • Local Orientation- Day 2 

    We’ll make a trip to the grocery store and have our first communal meal.

    We’ll have a House business meeting ( with facilitation support).

  • Full-Day Retreat

    Grocery Submissions Due 

    You’ll have an opportunity to check-in with your Coordinator.

    Dinner Outside

  • Day off

  • Rest Day

    Local Activity

    House Meal

Over the time you spend in Summer Lab, you’ll work on building a community. During these first days, you’ll also be setting patterns for House worship and decision-making.

Week 2

  • Meeting for Worship 

    Spirituality

    Meet SSC

  • Experience 9:30-4:30pm

    Grocery  Drop off 

  • Volunteer

    House Worship

  • Experience 9:30-4:30pm

  • Volunteer

    Grocery Submissions Due

    House meeting

  • Day off

  • Rest Day 

    Local Activity 

    Dinner supported by SSC

This week marks the halfway mark of your Summer Lab Experience. You’ll have a second round of check-ins with your Coordinator 

Week 3

  • Meeting for Worship 

    Spirituality

  • Experience 9:30-4:30pm

    Receive 2nd $200 stipend

    Grocery  Drop off 

  • Volunteer

    Check in with Coordinator

    House Worship

  • Experience 9:30-4:30pm

  • Volunteer

    Check in with Coordinator

    Grocery Submissions Due

    House meeting

  • Day off

  • Rest Day 

    Local Activity

It’s natural to start thinking about what comes next. You’ll have opportunities to discern next steps and reflect on what you want to take from your Summer Lab experience into the next chapter of your life. 

Week 4

  • Meeting for Worship 

    Spirituality

  • Experience 9:30-4:30pm

    Grocery  Drop off 

  • Volunteer

    House Worship

  • Experience 9:30-4:30pm

  • Volunteer

    Grocery Submissions Due

    House meeting

  • Day off

  • Rest Day 

    Local Activity

    Dinner supported by the SSC.

During your last week in the House, please plan to spend time cleaning. Local Friends will do some deep cleaning, but we expect you to conduct a final, thorough cleaning of the house, remove soon-to-expire food from the fridge, launder all sheets and towels, and remove personal belongings before leaving. You’ll also receive a feedback form from the Director of Program, asking about the relationships you’re developing. Your feedback is always welcome!

Week 5

  • Meeting for Worship 

    Spirituality

  • Experience 9:30-4:30pm

    Grocery  Drop off 

    House Meeting

  • Volunteer

    House Worship

  • Experience 9:30-4:30pm

  • Volunteer

  • First day of Closing Retreat

    Check in with Coordinator

  • 2nd day of Closing Retreat

    Check-in with Coordinator

  • Spirituality and End of Program Celebration

    Cleaning and packing

  • End of Program and Move out Day

    Receive final $200 for completing the program 

    Cleaning and Packing 

    Please plan to vacate the QVS House by 5:00pm or let your Coordinator know if you need more time.